Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama ...

China's influence on the Panama Canal is a major risk to U.S. national security, Sen. Ted Cruz told lawmakers during a Senate ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the ...

US senators heard sharply different analyses about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal on Wednesday, with some experts ...

Jose Raul Mulino said he won't discuss control of the canal during the secretary of state's visit. Rubio, in contrast, said "we're going to address that topic." ...

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal. "China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn't give it to China.

with President José Raúl Mulino saying the canal “is and will continue to be Panama’s.” Mulino also rejected Trump’s claim that China controls the canal. “There is no presence of any ...

"At the very least, his goal is to pressure Panama to lower fees for [US] ships transiting the canal," Zhu said. He said China should maintain "a certain degree of vigilance" in relation to the ...